The Amorites were a *tribe of people. Mamre was the name of a town. (See Genesis 13:14.) But in this verse, Mamre is the name of a person who lived in that town. Genesis has other examples of this.

• Haran was a man. He lived in the city that was called Ur. His relatives went to the city that was called Haran. (See Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31.)

• Shechem was a man. He lived in the city that was called Shechem. (See Genesis 33:18-19.)

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